My entry for the second day of #xmashashtagchallenge by @edinburghwithkids and @littlepaperswan "All is calm".
It wasn't so calm yesterday, though, when we went to dig some snow in the yard with my mini. But I had this photo idea and just had to try it out. The candle light was dancing and going off several times. In fact, there is my glove behind the candle to protect it from wind🤣👌

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And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?
- Lewis Carroll🍂🍂🍂
There is a bit of a story behind these images. I have really enjoyed moving into photo composites/edits, but increasingly I can’t seem to find the kind of images I want. (And really, it’s not that simple to find dragons that are willing to pose.) One day things got curiouser and curiouser and I found myself plummeting down the rabbit hole into the world of computer generated images. So: Why can’t I make my own, right? Well, possibly because I started life at the time of slide rules and compasses and I have no computer gravitas. Whatsoever. And the idea of moving into a hugely intensive computer world, where even the basic lexicon is completely foreign? Pretty scary. Granted, since then I’ve been blowing up the CG community online forum with stupid newbie questions. But I have persevered and overcome some fear. I've learned a lot. It’s been frustrating, exhilarating, crazy, cool. These images are some of the first I have rendered and edited from start to finish on my own. Whew. It’s called growing. And it's not meant to be painless. Now, let’s see where it takes me. #theartistsway#daz3d